Ever Wondered How Much Fishing Line It Takes To Lift A Car?

I know all of you have watched at least one video from YouTube’s Hydraulic Press Channel. It’s awesome, right? Who knew crushing things with a hydraulic press could be so much fun?

If you think the folks behind the Hydraulic Press Channel only play with presses, then you would be dead wrong. They also have a side project called, fittingly, Beyond the Press, where you can see all sorts of cool behind the scenes stuff in addition to some random shenannigans.

This here is a random shenannigan:

So how much fishing line does one need to lift a car via a forklift? The answer is “a lot;” a whole hell of a lot of fishing line. But it CAN be done!

And now for your viewing pleasure, here is the same question but with zip ties: